Spondylolisthesis

This is a condition when one of the bones in your spine called the vertebra slips out of place and moves forward over the bone below it.

Can be caused by wear-and-tear with age, injury, or you can be born with it (congenital).

This can occur in your lumbar or cervical spine, less often in the thoracic spine.

This abnormal motion can also affect the nerves at the same time and cause symptoms such as:

  • Neck or back pain exacerbated with movement

  • Pain going down your arm or leg

  • Weakness in your hands, arms, legs, and feet

  • Numbness, tingling, burning

Treatments

Non-Operative Options

  • Observation

  • Physical Therapy

  • Pain Management Injections

  • Medication (e.g., gabapentin)

  • Weight Loss

Non-Surgical Options

  • [Minimally invasive] Laminectomy and Fusion

  • [Minimally invasive] Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)

  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

  • Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)

  • Thoracic Fusion

Meet Dr. Lee

Dr. Michaela Lee is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with expertise in complex spine and cerebrovascular surgery. She completed her residency and an enfolded complex spine fellowship at The George Washington University Medical Center, followed by advanced training in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute under Dr. Peter Nakaji.

After helping establish an academic neurosurgery department with Dr. Nakaji, she continues their partnership at Scottsdale Neurosurgery Specialists, where she is dedicated to delivering exceptional, patient-focused spinal care.

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